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J. Connors vs I. Nastase H2H: 11-14

Compare the head-to-head record, career totals, season-by-season performance, and match log for J. Connors vs I. Nastase.

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J. Connors
USA Age 73 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
11 – 14
25 main draw meetings
I. Nastase
ROU Age 79 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

Career Comparison

MetricJ. ConnorsI. Nastase
Peak Ranking #1 #1
Peak Points 875 0
Peak Elo 2,410 2,260
Singles W-L 1,262–294 859–331
Win % 81.1% 72.2%
Grand Slam titles 8 2
Masters 1000 titles 1 4
ATP Finals titles 1 3
ATP 500 titles 0 0
ATP 250 titles 99 55
Total titles 109 64
Age J. Connors I. Nastase
SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,480 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1970 5–4 55.6% — 1,557 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1971 23–13 63.9% — 1,769 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1972 76–25 75.2% — 1,991 0 6 — — — — — — —
20 1973 86–16 84.3% #3 2,152 0 17 — — — — — — —
21 1974 95–6 94.1% #1 2,301 3 32 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,756 0 3
22 1975 79–10 88.8% #1 2,260 3 41 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,824 0 5
23 1976 97–8 92.4% #1 2,370 4 53 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,970 0 7
24 1977 69–15 82.1% #1 2,271 4 61 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,079 0 14
25 1978 67–6 91.8% #1 2,326 5 71 1972 106–20 84.1% — 2,157 1 25
26 1979 78–12 86.7% #2 2,272 5 79 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,208 2 41
27 1980 73–15 83.0% #3 2,197 5 85 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,153 2 48
28 1981 59–12 83.1% #2 2,162 5 89 1975 91–21 81.2% #7 2,170 2 54
29 1982 78–11 87.6% #2 2,263 7 96 1976 76–17 81.7% #3 2,179 2 59
30 1983 52–11 82.5% #3 2,193 8 100 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,092 2 62
31 1984 69–12 85.2% #2 2,240 8 105 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,059 2 64
32 1985 45–15 75.0% #4 2,133 8 105 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,795 2 64
33 1986 46–15 75.4% #8 2,013 8 105 1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,740 2 64
34 1987 52–19 73.2% #4 1,985 8 105 1981 26–27 49.1% #74 1,730 2 64
35 1988 40–11 78.4% #7 2,020 8 107 1982 14–24 36.8% #86 1,633 2 64
36 1989 31–13 70.5% #14 1,957 8 109 1983 6–11 35.3% #118 1,595 2 64
37 1990 0–3 0.0% #936 1,881 8 109 1984 4–12 25.0% #202 1,574 2 64
38 1991 19–14 57.6% #49 1,887 8 109 1985 1–4 20.0% #431 1,535 2 64
39 1992 17–16 51.5% #84 1,774 8 109 — — — — — — —
40 1993 3–5 37.5% #370 1,717 8 109 — — — — — — —
41 1994 1–3 25.0% #672 1,681 8 109 — — — — — — —
42 1995 2–2 50.0% #419 1,673 8 109 — — — — — — —
43 1996 0–1 0.0% #1300 1,665 8 109 — — — — — — —

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Sep 9, 1982* US Open Grand Slam R16 Hard J. Connors #2 6-3 6-3 6-4 I. Nastase #97 Match data
Apr 3, 1980* Monte Carlo ATP 250 R32 Clay J. Connors #3 6-4 6-2 I. Nastase #62 Match data
Feb 19, 1980 Wct Invitational ATP 250 RR Carpet J. Connors #3 6-4 6-4 I. Nastase #64 Match data
Dec 4, 1979 Wct Challenge Cup ATP 250 RR Carpet J. Connors #2 4-6 7-6 6-2 I. Nastase #52 Match data
Feb 20, 1979 Dorado Beach ATP 250 RR Hard J. Connors #1 6-4 6-5 I. Nastase #12 Match data
Nov 19, 1977* Wct Challenge Cup ATP 250 SF Carpet J. Connors #1 6-2 6-4 I. Nastase #9 Match data
Apr 16, 1977* Las Vegas ATP 250 F Carpet I. Nastase #4 3-6 7-6 6-4 7-5 J. Connors #1 Match data
Mar 19, 1977* St. Louis Wct ATP 250 SF Carpet J. Connors #1 7-5 6-4 I. Nastase #5 Match data
Mar 22, 1976* La Costa ATP 250 F Hard I. Nastase #6 4-6 6-0 6-1 J. Connors #1 Match data
Mar 16, 1976* Hampton ATP 250 F Carpet J. Connors #1 6-2 6-2 6-2 I. Nastase #7 Match data
Feb 20, 1976* Salisbury ATP 250 F Carpet I. Nastase #7 6-2 6-3 7-6 J. Connors #1 Match data
Nov 20, 1975* London ATP 250 SF Carpet J. Connors #1 6-3 4-6 6-1 I. Nastase #7 Match data
Mar 16, 1974* Hampton ATP 250 F Carpet J. Connors #4 6-4 6-4 I. Nastase #1 Match data
Dec 11, 1973* Masters ATP Finals SF Carpet I. Nastase #1 6-3 7-5 J. Connors #3 Match data
Nov 22, 1973* London ATP 250 SF Carpet I. Nastase #1 7-6 5-7 7-6 J. Connors #4 Match data
Mar 26, 1973* Washington 2 ATP 250 F Carpet I. Nastase 4-6 6-4 6-2 5-7 6-2 J. Connors Match data
Mar 9, 1973* Hampton ATP 250 F Hard J. Connors 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-3 I. Nastase Match data
Jan 30, 1973* Omaha ATP 250 F Hard I. Nastase 5-0 (ret.) J. Connors Match data
Dec 5, 1972* Masters ATP Finals SF Carpet I. Nastase 6-2 6-3 6-2 J. Connors Match data
Nov 23, 1972* London ATP 250 SF Carpet I. Nastase 6-3 6-4 J. Connors Match data
Jul 7, 1972* Wimbledon Grand Slam QF Grass I. Nastase 6-4 6-4 6-1 J. Connors Match data
Mar 4, 1972* New York ATP 250 QF Carpet I. Nastase 6-3 2-6 6-1 J. Connors Match data
Feb 6, 1972* Omaha ATP 250 SF Hard I. Nastase 7-5 6-3 J. Connors Match data
Jan 15, 1972* Baltimore ATP 250 F Hard I. Nastase 1-6 6-4 7-6 J. Connors Match data
Feb 24, 1971* Salisbury ATP 250 R32 Hard I. Nastase 5-7 6-4 6-2 J. Connors Match data